What is Barometer?

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...